Information indication method and device

ABSTRACT

Provided are an information indication method and device. The method comprises operations as follows. A terminal device receives a synchronization signal block (SSB) transmitted by a network device. The terminal device acquires indication information according to frequency-domain position information of the SSB. The indication information is used to indicate an attribute of a carrier associated with the SSB, the attribute of the carrier comprises whether the carrier is used in a licensed carrier system or an unlicensed carrier system.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present disclosure is a continuation application of U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 17/031,758, now the U.S. Pat. No. 11,382,054, filedSep. 24, 2020, which is a continuation application of InternationalPatent Application No. PCT/CN2018/081468, filed on Mar. 30, 2018, thedisclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference in theirentireties.

BACKGROUND

The unlicensed spectrum, which is allocated by countries and regions,can be used for radio equipment communication. The unlicensed spectrumis generally considered to be a shared spectrum, that is, communicationdevices in different communication systems can use the spectrum withoutapplying for a proprietary spectrum authorization from the government ifthe communication devices meet the regulatory requirements of thespectrum made by the countries or the regions. New radio (NR) unlicensedtechnology is introduced in the 3rd Generation Partnership Project(3GPP) plans, for communication on the unlicensed spectrum using the NRtechnology.

There are some overlaps between unlicensed bands and licensed bands. Inview of different considerations, spectrum supervision and allocationagencies in different countries have different plans and allocations forthe spectrums. For example, 3.5 GHz is a licensed NR band in China, butis an unlicensed band in the United States. Similarly, 37 GHz may begrouped into a licensed NR band in China, but may be grouped into anunlicensed band in the United States. Due to the above differences inspectrum allocation, when a terminal roams in different countries orregions, some countries or regions deploy a NR unlicensed system andsome countries or regions deploy a NR licensed system, for the same band(such as the 3.5 GH band). Especially for terminal equipment thatsupports Standalone NR unlicensed, it may be impossible to distinguishwhether the access system is a licensed carrier system or an unlicensedcarrier system based on the received Synchronization Signal Block (SSB).The terminal device cannot confirm the way to send and receive signalsin the future.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure relates to the field of wireless communicationtechnology, and more particularly to a method and device for informationindication, and a computer storage medium, to solve the above technicalproblem.

A first aspect provides a method for information indication, whichincludes operations as follows.

A terminal device receives a synchronization signal block (SSB) sent bya network device.

The terminal device acquires indication information according tofrequency domain position information of the SSB, and the indicationinformation is used to indicate an attribute of a carrier associatedwith the SSB, and the attribute of the carrier includes whether thecarrier is used by a licensed carrier system or an unlicensed carriersystem.

A second aspect provides a method for information indication, whichincludes operations as follows.

A network device transmits a synchronization signal block (SSB) to aterminal device, so that the terminal device acquires indicationinformation according to frequency domain position information of theSSB. The indication information is used to indicate an attribute of acarrier associated with the SSB, and the attribute of the carrierincludes whether the carrier is used by a licensed carrier system or anunlicensed carrier system.

A third aspect provides a device for information indication, whichincludes a processor, a memory configured to store a software programand module executed by the processor, and a transmission device. Thetransmission device is configured to receive a synchronization signalblock (SSB) transmitted by a network device. The processor is configuredto execute the software program and module stored in the memory toacquire indication information according to frequency domain positioninformation of the SSB. The indication information is used to indicatean attribute of a carrier associated with the SSB, and the attribute ofthe carrier includes whether the carrier is used by a licensed carriersystem or an unlicensed carrier system.

A fourth aspect provides a device for information indication, whichincludes: a processor; a memory configured to store a software programand module executed by the processor; and a transmission device.

The transmission device is configured to transmit a synchronizationsignal block (SSB) to a terminal device. The terminal device acquiresindication information according to frequency domain positioninformation of the SSB. The indication information is used to indicatean attribute of a carrier associated with the SSB, and the attribute ofthe carrier includes whether the carrier is used by a licensed carriersystem or an unlicensed carrier system.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The drawings described herein are adopted to provide a furtherunderstanding to the present disclosure and form a part of the presentdisclosure. Schematic embodiments of the present disclosure anddescriptions thereof are adopted to explain the present disclosure andnot intended to form improper limits to the present disclosure. In thedrawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a base station transmitting awireless signal through a beam.

FIG. 2 is a schematic composition diagram of a SSB.

FIG. 3 is a first flowchart of a method for information indication in anembodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a structure diagram of a first frequency band and a secondfrequency band in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a first synchronization raster and asecond synchronization raster in an embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 6 is a second flowchart of a method for information indication inan embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a first schematic structural diagram of a device forinformation indication in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 8 is a second schematic structural diagram of a device forinformation indication in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 9 is a schematic structure diagram of a computer device in anembodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In order to better understand the technical solutions of the embodimentsof the present disclosure, the technologies related to the embodimentsof the present disclosure will be described below.

1) Beam Transmission in the Fifth Generation Communication System (5G,5^(th) Generation)

Since a frequency band used in the 5G system is higher than that of LongTerm Evolution (LTE), a path loss of transmission of a wireless signalbecomes large and coverage of the wireless signal becomes small in the5G system. In this case, a feasible method is to form a beam by usingthe beamforming technology through a multi-antenna system of a basestation, to improve a gain of the wireless signal and remedy the pathloss. The beam is directional, and a narrow beam can only cover a partarea of the cell, and cannot cover all users in the cell. As shown inFIG. 1 , the base station can transmit signals through four beams indifferent directions. Beam B2 can only cover User Equipment (UE) 1, andcannot cover UE2.

Common channels and signals in the 5G NR system, such as synchronizationsignals and broadcast channels, need multi-beam scanning to cover theentire cell, for facilitating reception by UEs in the cell. Multi-beamtransmission of Synchronization Signal (SS) is implemented by definingan SS burst set. The SS burst set contains one or more SS bursts, and anSS burst contains one or more SS Blocks (also referred to as SSB). TheSS block is used to carry a synchronization signal and a broadcastchannel of a beam. Therefore, the SS burst set can contain thesynchronization signals of the beams, the number of beams is equal tothe number of SS blocks in the cell. The SS block contains a PrimarySynchronization Signal (PSS) of one symbol, a Secondary SynchronizationSignal (SSS) of one symbol, and New Radio access Technology-PhysicalBroadcast Channel (NR-PBCH) of two symbols, as shown in FIG. 2 .

A period of the SS burst set is configurable, and the SS burst settransmitted within one period is transmitted within a time window of 5ms. Taking a sub-carrier interval of 15 kHz as an example, a slotcontains 14 symbols and can carry two SS blocks.

In addition to that the synchronization signal and the PBCH require themulti-beam scanning, other common information, such as the RemainingMinimum System Information (RMSI) and paging messages, also need to betransmitted by multi-beam scanning.

2) Control Resource Set (CORESET)

In the 5G NR system, a common search space is required to be defined foran initially-accessed UE for receiving common control information, suchas RMSI. Therefore, the concept of CORESET is introduced to define aresource set carrying control information. The UE detects a New Radioaccess Technology-Physical Downlink Control Channel (NR-PDCCH) in theresource set to obtain scheduling information of the New Radio accessTechnology-Physical Downlink Shared Channel (NR-PDSCH) for carrying theRMSI. The indication information of CORESET corresponding to the RMSI iscarried in an information field RMSI-PDCCH-Config in the NR-PBCH, usedby the UE to receive the RMSI. Configuration information of CORESETmainly contains the following information: frequency domain resources,an orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol and lengthof time.

3) CORESET Information Related to RMSI in the NR-PBCH

When the UE needs to access the network, the UE obtains system messagesfrom the network, a part of which is carried by the NR-PBCH and a partof which is carried by the NR-PDSCH. The system message carried by theNR-PDSCH includes RMSI. Downlink Control Information (DCI) correspondingto the NR-PDSCH is carried by the NR-PDCCH, and a location of atime-frequency resource where the NR-PDCCH is arranged is indicated byCORESET information carried by the NR-PBCH, that is, Type0-PDCCH commonsearch space information. Also, the NR-PBCH also carries information,that is, RMSI presence flag information, for indicating whether the SSblock is associated with the RMSI or the Type0-PDCCH common searchspace. The RMSI presence flag information indicates that the current SSblock is not associated with RMSI or Type0-PDCCH common search spacethrough a reserved value in the PRB grid offset information field. ThePRB grid offset information field includes 4 or 5 bits, which is used toindicate an offset between physical resource block (PRB) grids betweenchannels or signals of the synchronous signal block and thenon-synchronous signal block. The offset includes 0-11 or 0-23subcarriers. Therefore, the PRB grid offset information field furtherincludes 4 or 8 reserved values for indicating that the current SS blockis not associated with the RMSI or the Type0-PDCCH common search space.

RMSI-PDCCH-Config information is indicated by 8 bits. When the PRB gridoffset information field indicates that the current SS block is notassociated with the RMSI or the Type0-PDCCH common search space, theRMSI-PDCCH-Config information field is used to indicate frequency domainposition information of the synchronization signal block, for reducingblind detection performed by the UE. The PBCH in the synchronizationsignal block is detected according to the frequency domain positioninformation of the synchronization signal block, to acquire theRMSI-PDCCH-Config information, and further receive the RMSI.

4) Synchronization Raster

For the wireless frequency spectrum in NR, the frequency domain positionof the synchronization signal block is defined by the synchronizationraster, as shown in Table 1 below. In different frequency ranges,possible frequency domain positions of the synchronization signal blockare determined by the formula in Table 1 and are numbered by SSREF.

TABLE 1 Range of Frequency range Frequency domain position of SSB SSREF   0-2650 MHz N × 900 kHz + M × 5 kHz,    1-[8832] N = 1:[2944], M =−1:1  2400-24250 MHz 2400 MHz + N × 1.44 MHz,  [8833-24006] N =0:[15173] 24250-100000 MHz [24250.08] MHz + N × [24007-28390] [17.28]MHz, N = 0:[4383]

After the synchronization raster is determined, resource mapping of thesynchronization signal block is determined according to Table 2 below.That is, the synchronization raster is located in a RE numbered 0 of aPRB numbered 10 of 20 PRBs of the synchronization signal block.

TABLE 2 RE Index k 0 PRB number n_(PRB) corresponding to SSB n_(PRB) =10

For a synchronization raster, a distribution of the synchronizationrasters in different frequency bands is determined by Table 3 below. Forexample, for a band n77, the number of the synchronization raster rangesfrom 9460 to 10079, there is a total of 620 synchronization rasters.

TABLE 3 Range of GSCN NR bandwidth SSB SCS (Start value-<step>-endvalue) n1 15 kHz 7033-<1>-7224 n2 15 kHz 6433-<1>-6624 n3 15 kHz6016-<1>-6258 n5 15 kHz 2896-<1>-2973 30 kHz 2911-<1>-2961 n7 15 kHz8734-<1>-8958 n8 15 kHz 3082-<1>-3192 n20 15 kHz 2635-<1>-2730 n28 15kHz 2527-<1>-2670 n38 15 kHz 8566-<1>-8724 n41 15 kHz 8899-<1>-9030 n5015 kHz 4774-<1>-5049 n51 15 kHz 4756-<1>-4764 n66 15 kHz 7033-<1>-732630 kHz 7048-<1>-7317 n70 15 kHz 6649-<1>-6726 n71 15 kHz 2056-<1>-2166n74 15 kHz 4915-<1>-5052 n75 15 kHz 4774-<1>-5049 n76 15 kHz4756-<1>-4764 n77 30 kHz  9460-<1>-10079 n78 30 kHz 9460-<1>-9801 n79 30kHz 10245-<1>-10613

5) Indication Method of SSB

When the reserved value in the PRB grid offset information field(k_(SSB)) indicates that the current SSB is not associated with the RMSIor the Type0-PDCCH common search space, frequency domain locationinformation of the second SSB (the current SSB is the first SSB) isindicated by the bit in the RMSI-PDCCH-Config information field. Sincethe RMSI-PDCCH-Config information field contains 8 bits, positions of256 synchronization rasters can be indicated by indicating an offset ofa target synchronization raster relative to a synchronization rastercorresponding to the current synchronization signal block. The positionsof N×265 synchronization rasters can be indicated based on differentreserved values in the PRB grid offset information field. For thefrequency range (FR) 1 and FR2, an offset of a GSCN of thesynchronization raster corresponding to the target SSB relative to theGSCN of the synchronized raster corresponding to the current SSB isindicated by k_(SSB) and RMSI-PDCCH-Config, respectively according toTable 4 and Table 5. An indication range in Table 4 includes −768 . . .−1, 1 . . . 768, and an indication range in Table 5 includes −256 . . .−1, 1 . . . 256. k_(SSB=)30 is a reserved value in Table 4, andk_(SSB)=14 is a reserved value in Table 5.

TABLE 4 k_(SSB) RMSI-PDCCH-Config N_(GSCN) ^(Offset) 24 0, 1, . . . ,255 1, 2, . . . , 256 25 0, 1, . . . , 255 257, 258, . . . , 512 26 0,1, . . . , 255 513, 514, . . . , 768 27 0, 1, . . . , 255 −1, −2, . . ., −256 28 0, 1, . . . , 255 −257, −258, . . . , −512 29 0, 1, . . . ,255 −513, −514, . . . , −768 30 0, 1, . . . , 255 Reserved, Reserved, .. . , Reserved

TABLE 5 k_(SSB) RMSI-PDCCH-Config N_(GSCN) ^(Offset) 12 0, 1, . . . ,255 1, 2, . . . , 256 13 0, 1, . . . , 255 −1, −2, . . . , −256 14 0, 1,. . . , 255 Reserved, Reserved, . . . , Reserved

Also, when the UE receives k_(SSB)=31 corresponding to FR1 or k_(SSB)=15corresponding to FR2, the UE considers that there is no SS/PBCH blockassociated with the Type0-PDCCH common search space within the GSCNrange [N_(GSCN) ^(Reference)−N_(GSCN) ^(Start), N_(GSCN)^(Reference)+N_(GSCN) ^(End)], N_(GSCN) ^(Start) and N_(GSCN) ^(End) isdetermined according to the higher 4 bits and lower 4 bits ofRMSI-PDCCH-Config.

The solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure are describedin detail in conjunction with the embodiments.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal device mayalso be referred to as a User Equipment (UE), an access terminal, a userunit, a user station, a mobile station, a mobile radio station, a remotestation, a remote terminal, a mobile device, a user terminal, aterminal, a wireless communication device, a user agent or a userdevice. The terminal device may be a Station (ST) in Wireless Local AreaNetworks (WLAN), a cellular phone, a cordless phone, a SessionInitiation Protocol (SIP) phone, or a Wireless Local Loop (WLL) station,a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) device, a handheld device with awireless communication capability, a computing devices or otherprocessing devices connected to wireless modems, an on-board device, awearable device, and a next-generation communication system, forexample, a terminal device in the fifth-generation (5G) network or aterminal device in a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) that will evolvein the future. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, theterminal device may also be a wearable device. The wearable device canalso be referred to as a wearable smart device which is a general termof a wearable devices developed by applying wearable technology toperform smart design of daily wearing, such as glasses, gloves, watches,clothes and shoes.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, a network device may be adevice for communicating with a mobile device, and the network devicemay be an Access Point (AP) in WLAN, a Base Transceiver Station (BTS) inGSM or CDMA, a NodeB (NB) in WCDMA, an Evolutional Node B (eNB oreNodeB) in LTE, a relay station or an access point, an on-board device,a wearable device, and a network device in the NR network or a networkdevice in the PLMN network that will evolve in the future.

FIG. 3 is a first schematic flowchart of a method for informationindication in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG.3 , the method for information indication includes operations 301 and302.

At 301, a terminal device receives an SSB transmitted by a networkdevice.

At 302, the terminal device acquires indication information according tofrequency domain position information of the SSB. The indicationinformation is used to indicate an attribute of a carrier associatedwith the SSB, and the attribute of the carrier includes whether thecarrier is used by a licensed carrier system or an unlicensed carriersystem.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, considering that there aresome overlapping portions between the unlicensed band and the licensedband, a different method for calculating a position of a synchronizationraster (sync raster) in the unlicensed band from that in the licensedband is set, to meet a condition that a position of a synchronizationraster on the unlicensed band does not overlap with a position of asynchronization raster on the licensed band. When the terminal devicedetects the SSB, the terminal device can determine that whether acarrier associated with SSB is used by a licensed carrier system or anunlicensed carrier system according to a position of a synchronizationraster where the SSB is located.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the attribute of the carrierassociated with the SSB includes whether the carrier is used by alicensed carrier system or an unlicensed carrier system. In other words,the attribute of the carrier associated with the SSB includes whetherthe SSB on the carrier is transmitted by a licensed carrier system or anunlicensed carrier system.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device acquiresthe indication information according to a position of a synchronizationraster where the detected SSR is located.

Further, in response to detecting that the SSB is located at a positionof a first synchronization raster, the terminal determines that thecarrier associated with the SSB is used by a licensed carrier system. Inresponse to detecting the SSB is located at a position of a secondsynchronization raster, the terminal device determines that the carrierassociated with the SSB is used by an unlicensed carrier system.

The carrier associated with the SSB refers to a carrier which uses theSSB for transmission and reception of a subsequent signal.

Here, how the terminal device determines whether a synchronizationraster where the detected SSB is located belongs to the firstsynchronization raster or the second synchronization raster can beimplemented in the following manner.

The terminal device determines the position of the first synchronizationraster based on a first set of formulas.

The terminal device determines the position of the secondsynchronization raster based on a second set of formulas.

The position of the first synchronization raster determined by the firstset of formulas and the position of the second synchronization rasterdetermined by the second set of formulas meet the followingrelationship: the first synchronization raster and the secondsynchronization raster have synchronization rasters at differentpositions within an overlapping bandwidth between a first frequency bandand a second frequency band. The first frequency band is a licensedspectrum and the second frequency band is an unlicensed spectrum.

As shown in FIG. 4 , the first frequency band is a licensed spectrum andthe second frequency band is an unlicensed spectrum. The first frequencyband and the second frequency band have an overlapping portion.

In an embodiment, the position of the first synchronization rastercorresponding to the first frequency band may be calculated using theformula shown in Table 1.

If the first frequency band is between 0 and 2650 MHz, the position ofthe first synchronization raster is determined based on the formulaN×900 kHz+M×5 kHz, N=1:[2944], M=−1:1.

If the first frequency band is between 2400 and 24250 MHz, the positionof the first synchronization raster is determined based on the formula2400 MHz+N×1.44 MHz, N=0:[15173].

If the first frequency band is between 24250 and 100000 MHz, theposition of the first synchronization raster is determined based on theformula [24250.08] MHz+N×[17.28] MHz, N=0:[4383].

In an embodiment, a new method of calculating a position of thesynchronization raster is defined for the position of the secondsynchronization raster corresponding to the second frequency band.

If the second frequency band is between 0 and 2650 MHz, the position ofthe second synchronization raster is determined based on a formula N×900kHz+M×5 kHz+O1, N=1:[2944], M=−1:1.

If the second frequency band is between 2400 and 24250 MHz, the positionof the second synchronization raster is determined based on a formula2400 MHz+N×1.44 MHz+O2, N=0:[15173].

If the second frequency band is between 24250 and 100000 MHz, theposition of the second synchronization raster is determined based on aformula [24250.08] MHz+N×[17.28] MHz+O3, N=0:[4383].

O1, O2, and O3 denote synchronization raster offsets.

The position of the above second synchronization raster is obtained byadding an offset to the position of the first synchronization raster, sothat the first synchronization raster and the second synchronizationraster do not overlap with each other. As shown in Table 6 below, in anexample, O1=450 kHz, O2=0.72 MHz, and O3=8.64 MHz. It should beunderstood that the values of O1, O2, and O3 are not unique.

TABLE 6 Frequency domain range SSB frequency domain position SSRE range   0-2650 MHz N*900 kHz + M*5 kHz + O1,    1-[8832] N = 1:[2944], M =−1:1  2400-24250 MHz 2400 MHz + N*1.44 MHz + O2,  [8833-24006] N =0:[15173] 24250-100000 MHz [24250.08] MHz + N*[17.28] [24007-28390]MHz + O3, N = 0:[4383]

A new synchronization raster calculation formula can also be definedseparately for the unlicensed band, which is different from the existingsynchronization raster calculation formula. As shown in FIG. 5 , theposition of the first synchronization raster corresponding to the firstfrequency band is shown by a solid line; and the position of the secondsynchronization raster corresponding to the second frequency band isshown by a dotted line. Since the first synchronization raster and thesecond synchronization raster are determined by different formulas, itcan be ensured the positions of the synchronization rasterscorresponding to the licensed band and the unlicensed band do notoverlap in the overlapping portion of the first bandwidth and the secondbandwidth.

FIG. 6 is a second schematic flowchart of a method for informationindication in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG.6 , the method for information indication includes operations 601

At 601, a network device transmits an SSB to a terminal device, so thatthe terminal device acquires indication information according tofrequency domain position information of the SSB, and the indicationinformation is used to indicate an attribute of a carrier associatedwith the SSB, and the attribute of the carrier includes whether thecarrier is used by a licensed carrier system or an unlicensed carriersystem.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the attribute of the carrierassociated with the SSB include whether the carrier is used by alicensed carrier system or an unlicensed carrier system. In other words,the attribute of the carrier associated with the SSB includes whetherthe SSB on the carrier is sent by a licensed carrier system or anunlicensed carrier system.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the operation that thenetwork device transmits an SSB to the terminal device includesoperations as follows.

The network device transmits an SSB to the terminal device in a positionof a first synchronization raster, and the terminal device detects thatthe SSB is located at the position of the first synchronization rasterto determine that the carrier associated with the SSB is used by thelicensed carrier system.

Alternatively, the network device transmits an SSB to the terminaldevice in a position of a second synchronization raster, and theterminal device detects that the SSB is located at a position of asecond synchronization raster to determine that the carrier associatedwith the SSB is used by the unlicensed carrier system.

In an embodiment, the network device determines the position of thefirst synchronization raster based on a first set of formulas.

The network device determines the position of the second synchronizationraster based on a second set of formulas.

The position of the first synchronization raster determined by the firstset of formulas and the position of the second synchronization rasterdetermined by the second set of formulas meets the followingrelationship: the first synchronization raster and the secondsynchronization raster have synchronization rasters at differentpositions within an overlapping bandwidth of the first frequency bandand the second frequency band. The first frequency band is a licensedspectrum and the second frequency band is an unlicensed spectrum.

For example, the operation that the network device determines theposition of the second synchronization raster based on the second set offormulas includes operations as follows.

If the second frequency band is between 0 and 2650 MHz, the position ofthe second synchronization raster is determined based on a formula N×900kHz+M×5 kHz+O1, N=1:[2944], M=−1:1.

If the second frequency band is between 2400 and 24250 MHz, the positionof the second synchronization raster is determined based on a formula2400 MHz+N×1.44 MHz+O2, N=0:[15173].

If the second frequency band is between 24250 and 100000 MHz, theposition of the second synchronization raster is determined based on aformula [24250.08] MHz+N×[17.28] MHz+O3, N=0:[4383].

O1, O2, and O3 denote synchronization raster offsets.

The operation that the network device determines the position of thefirst synchronization raster based on the first set of formulas includesoperations as follows.

If the first frequency band is between 0 and 2650 MHz, the position ofthe first synchronization raster is determined based on the formulaN×900 kHz+M×5 kHz, N=1:[2944], M=−1:1.

If the first frequency band is between 2400 and 24250 MHz, the positionof the first synchronization raster is determined based on the formula2400 MHz+N×1.44 MHz, N=0:[15173].

If the first frequency band is between 24250 and 100000 MHz, theposition of the first synchronization raster is determined based on theformula [24250.08] MHz+N×[17.28] MHz, N=0:[4383].

Those skilled in the art should understand that the above method at thenetwork device side may be understood by referring to the above methodat the terminal device, and specific examples are not be elaboratedhere.

FIG. 7 is a first schematic structural diagram of a device forinformation indication in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Asshown in FIG. 7 , the device for information indication includes areceiving unit 701 and an acquiring unit 702.

The receiving unit 701 is configured to receive an SSB transmitted by anetwork device.

The acquiring unit 702 is configured to acquire indication informationaccording to frequency domain position information of the SSB. Theindication information is used to indicate an attribute of a carrierassociated with the SSB, and the attribute of the carrier includeswhether the carrier is used by a licensed carrier system or anunlicensed carrier system.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the attribute of the carrierassociated with the SSB includes whether the carrier is used by alicensed carrier system or an unlicensed carrier system. In other words,the attribute of the carrier associated with the SSB includes whetherthe SSB on the carrier is transmitted by a licensed carrier system or anunlicensed carrier system.

In an embodiment, the acquiring unit 702 is configured to acquire theindication information according to a position of a synchronizationraster where the detected SSB is located.

In an embodiment, the device further includes a determining unit 703.

The determining unit 703 is configured to determine that the carrierassociated with the SSB is used by the licensed carrier system inresponse to that it is detected that the SSB is located at a position ofa first synchronization raster, and determine that the carrierassociated with the SSB is used by the unlicensed the carrier system inresponse to that it is detected that the SSB is located at a position ofa second synchronization raster.

In an embodiment, the determining unit 703 includes a first determiningsubunit 7031 and a second determining subunit 7032.

The first determining subunit 7031 is configured to determine theposition of the first synchronization raster based on a first set offormulas.

The second determining subunit 7032 is configured to determine theposition of the second synchronization raster based on a second set offormulas.

The position of the first synchronization raster determined by the firstset of formulas and the position of the second synchronization rasterdetermined by the second set of formulas meet the followingrelationship: the first synchronization raster and the secondsynchronization raster have synchronization rasters at differentpositions within an overlapping bandwidth of the first frequency bandand the second frequency band. The first frequency band is a licensedspectrum and the second frequency band is an unlicensed spectrum.

In the embodiment, the second determining subunit 7032 is configured toperform the following operations.

If the second frequency band is between 0 and 2650 MHz, the position ofthe second synchronization raster is determined based on a formula N×900kHz+M×5 kHz+O1, N=1:[2944], M=−1:1.

If the second frequency band is between 2400 and 24250 MHz, the positionof the second synchronization raster is determined based on a formula2400 MHz+N×1.44 MHz+O2, N=0:[15173].

If the second frequency band is between 24250 and 100000 MHz, theposition of the second synchronization raster is determined based on aformula [24250.08] MHz+N×[17.28] MHz+O3, N=0:[4383].

O1, O2, and O3 denote synchronization raster offsets.

In the embodiment, the first determining subunit 7031 is configured toperform operations as follows.

If the first frequency band is between 0 and 2650 MHz, the position ofthe first synchronization raster is determined based on the formulaN×900 kHz+M×5 kHz, N=1:[2944], M=−1:1.

If the first frequency band is between 2400 and 24250 MHz, the positionof the first synchronization raster is determined based on the formula2400 MHz+N×1.44 MHz, 0:[15173].

If the first frequency band is between 24250 and 100000 MHz, theposition of the first synchronization raster is determined based on theformula [24250.08] MHz+N×[17.28] MHz, N=0:[4383].

Those skilled in the art should understand that the implementationfunction of each unit in the device for information indication shown inFIG. 7 can be understood by referring to related description of theabove method for information indication. The function of each unit inthe device for information indication shown in FIG. 7 may be implementedby a program running on a processor or a specific logic circuit.

FIG. 8 is a second schematic structural diagram of a device forinformation indication in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Asshown in FIG. 8 , the device for information indication includes atransmitting unit 801.

The transmitting unit 801 is configured to transmit an SSB to a terminaldevice, so that the terminal device acquires indication informationaccording to frequency domain position information of the SSB, and theindication information is used to indicate an attribute of a carrierassociated with the SSB, and the attribute of the carrier includeswhether the carrier is used by a licensed carrier system or anunlicensed carrier system.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the attribute of the carrierassociated with the SSB include whether the carrier is used by alicensed carrier system or an unlicensed carrier system. In other words,the attribute of the carrier associated with the SSB includes whetherthe SSB on the carrier is sent by a licensed carrier system or anunlicensed carrier system.

In an embodiment, the transmitting unit 801 is configured to transmit anSSB to the terminal device in a position of a first synchronizationraster, so that the terminal device detects that the SSB is located inthe position of the first synchronization raster to determine that thecarrier associated with the SSB is used by the licensed carrier system;transmit an SSB to the terminal device in a position of a secondsynchronization raster, so that the terminal device detects that the SSBis located in the position of the second synchronization raster todetermine that the carrier associated with the SSB is used by theunlicensed carrier system.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the device further includesa determining unit 802. The determining unit 802 includes a firstdetermining subunit 8021 and a second determining subunit 8022.

The first determining subunit 8021 is configured to determine theposition of the first synchronization raster based on a first set offormulas.

The second determining subunit 8022 is configured to determine theposition of the second synchronization raster based on a second set offormulas.

The position of the first synchronization raster determined by the firstset of formulas and the position of the second synchronization rasterdetermined by the second set of formulas meets the followingrelationship: the first synchronization raster and the secondsynchronization raster have synchronization rasters at differentpositions within an overlapping bandwidth of the first frequency bandand the second frequency band.

The first frequency band is a licensed spectrum and the second frequencyband is an unlicensed spectrum.

In the embodiment, the second determining subunit 8022 is configured toperform the following operations.

If the second frequency band is between 0 and 2650 MHz, the position ofthe second synchronization raster is determined based on the formulaN×900 kHz+M×5 kHz+O1, N=1:[2944], M=−1:1.

If the second frequency band is between 2400 and 24250 MHz, the positionof the second synchronization raster is determined based on the formula2400 MHz+N×1.44 MHz+O2, N=0:[15173].

If the second frequency band is between 24250 and 100000 MHz, theposition of the second synchronization raster is determined based on theformula [24250.08] MHz+N×[17.28] MHz+O3, N=0:[4383].

O1, O2, and O3 denote synchronization raster offsets.

In the embodiment, the first determining subunit 8021 is configured toperform operations as follows.

If the first frequency band is between 0 and 2650 MHz, the position ofthe first synchronization raster is determined based on the formulaN×900 kHz+M×5 kHz, N=1:[2944], M=−1:1.

If the first frequency band is between 2400 and 24250 MHz, the positionof the first synchronization raster is determined based on the formula2400 MHz+N×1.44 MHz, 0:[15173].

If the first frequency band is between 24250 and 100000 MHz, theposition of the first synchronization raster is determined based on theformula [24250.08] MHz+N×[17.28] MHz, N=0:[4383].

Those skilled in the art should understand that the implementationfunction of each unit in the device for information indication shown inFIG. 8 can be understood by referring to the related description of theabove method for information indication. The function of each unit inthe device for information indication shown in FIG. 8 may be implementedby a program running on a processor or a specific logic circuit.

When being implemented in form of software functional module and sold orused as an independent product, the above device for informationindication in the embodiment of the present disclosure may be stored ina computer-readable storage medium. Based on such an understanding, theessential parts of the technical solutions of the embodiments of thepresent disclosure or parts of the technical solutions of theembodiments of the disclosure making contributions to the conventionalart may be embodied in form of software product, and the computersoftware product is stored in a storage medium, and includes a pluralityof instructions configured to enable a computer device (which may be apersonal computer, a server, a network device or the like) to executeall or a part of the method in each embodiment of the presentdisclosure. The above storage medium includes: various media capable ofstoring program codes such as a U disk, a mobile hard disk, a Read OnlyMemory (ROM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk. Therefore, theembodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to any specifichardware and software combination.

Correspondingly, the embodiments of the present disclosure also providea computer storage medium, in which a computer-executable instruction isstored, the computer-executable instruction being executed by aprocessor to implement the method for information indication of theembodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a computer device accordingto an embodiment of the present disclosure. The computer device may be aterminal or may also be a network device. As shown in FIG. 9 , thecomputer device 100 may include one or more (only one processor is shownin FIG. 9 ) processors 1002 (the processor 1002 may include, but be notlimited to, a processing device such as a Micro Control Unit (MCU) or aField Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)), a memory 1004 configured to storedata and a transmission device 1006 configured for a communicationfunction. Those of ordinary skill in the art should know that thestructure shown in FIG. 6 is only schematic and not intended to limitthe structure of the electronic device. For example, the computer device100 may further include components more or fewer than the componentsshown in FIG. 9 or has a configuration different from that shown in FIG.9 .

The memory 1004 may be configured to store a software program and amodule of application software, for example, a programinstruction/module corresponding to the method in the embodiments of thedisclosure. The processor 1002 runs the software program and modulestored in the memory 1004 to execute various functional applications anddata processing, namely implementing the abovementioned method. Thememory 1004 may include a high-speed random access memory and may alsoinclude a nonvolatile memory, for example, one or more magnetic storagedevices, flash memories or other nonvolatile solid-state memories. Insome examples, the memory 1004 may further include a memory arrangedremotely relative to the processor 1002, and the remote memory may beconnected to the computer device 100 through a network. An example ofthe network includes, but is not limited to, the Internet, an intranet,a local area network, a mobile communication network and a combinationthereof.

The transmission device 1006 is configured to receive or send datathrough a network. A specific example of the network may include awireless network provided by a communication provider of the computerdevice 100. In an example, the transmission device 1006 includes aNetwork Interface Controller (NIC), which may be connected with anothernetwork device through a base station, thereby communicating with theInternet. In an example, the transmission device 1006 may be a RadioFrequency (RF) module, configured to communicate with the Internet in awireless manner.

The technical solutions recorded in the embodiments of the presentdisclosure may be combined in any manner without conflicts.

In some embodiments provided by the present disclosure, it is to beunderstood that the present disclosed method and intelligent device maybe implemented in another manner. The device embodiment described aboveis only schematic. For example, division of the units is only logicfunction division, and other division manners may be adopted duringpractical implementation. For example, multiple units or components maybe combined or integrated into another system, or some characteristicsmay be neglected or not executed. In addition, coupling or directcoupling or communication connection between displayed or discussedcomponents may be indirect coupling or communication connection,implemented through some interfaces, the device or the units, and may beelectrical and mechanical or adopt other forms.

The units described as separate parts may be or may not be physicallyseparated, and parts displayed as units may be or may not be physicalunits, that is, may be located in the same place, or may also bedistributed to multiple network units. A part or all of the units may beselected according to a practical requirement to achieve the purposes ofthe solutions of the embodiments.

In addition, the functional units in each embodiment of the disclosuremay be all integrated into a second processing unit, each unit may alsoserve as an independent unit, or two or more than two units may also beintegrated into a unit. The integrated unit may be implemented in ahardware form and may also be implemented in form of hardware andsoftware functional unit.

The foregoing is only the specific implementation mode of the disclosureand not intended to limit the scope of protection of the disclosure. Anyvariations or replacements apparent to those skilled in the art withinthe technical scope disclosed by the disclosure shall fall within thescope of protection of the disclosure.

The invention claimed is:
 1. A method for information indication,comprising: receiving, by a terminal device, a synchronization signalblock (SSB) transmitted by a network device; and acquiring, by theterminal device, indication information according to frequency domainposition information of the SSB, wherein the indication information isused to indicate an attribute of a carrier associated with the SSB, theattribute of the carrier comprises whether the carrier is used by alicensed carrier system or an unlicensed carrier system; and the carrierassociated with the SSB comprises a carrier which uses the SSB fortransmission and reception of a subsequent signal.
 2. The method ofclaim 1, wherein the acquiring, by the terminal device, indicationinformation according to frequency domain position information of theSSB comprises: acquiring, by the terminal device, the indicationinformation according to a position of a synchronization raster wherethe detected SSB is located.
 3. The method of claim 2, wherein, theterminal device determines that the carrier associated with the SSB isused by the licensed carrier system in response to detecting that theSSB is located at a position of a first synchronization raster; and theterminal device determines that the carrier associated with the SSB isused by the unlicensed carrier system in response to detecting that theSSB is located at a position of a second synchronization raster.
 4. Themethod of claim 3, further comprising: determining, by the terminaldevice, the position of the first synchronization raster based on afirst set of formulas; and determining, by the terminal device, theposition of the second synchronization raster based on a second set offormulas, wherein the position of the first synchronization rasterdetermined by the first set of formulas and the position of the secondsynchronization raster determined by the second set of formulas meet arelationship as follows: the first synchronization raster and the secondsynchronization raster have synchronization rasters at differentpositions within an overlapping bandwidth of a first frequency band anda second frequency band, the first frequency band is a licensed spectrumand the second frequency band is an unlicensed spectrum.
 5. The methodof claim 4, wherein the determining, by the terminal device, theposition of the second synchronization raster based on the second set offormulas comprises: in response to that the second frequency band isbetween 0 and 2650 MHz, determining the position of the secondsynchronization raster based on a formula N×900 kHz+M×5 kHz+O1,N=1:[2944], M=−1:1; in response to that the second frequency band isbetween 2400 and 24250 MHz, determining the position of the secondsynchronization raster based on a formula 2400 MHz+N×1.44 MHz+O2,N=0:[15173]; and in response to that the second frequency band isbetween 24250 and 100000 MHz, determining the position of the secondsynchronization raster based on a formula [24250.08]MHz+N×[17.28]MHz+O3, N=0:[4383], wherein O1, O2, and O3 denotesynchronization raster offsets.
 6. The method of claim 5, wherein thedetermining, by the terminal device, the position of the firstsynchronization raster based on the first set of formulas comprises: inresponse to that the first frequency band is between 0 and 2650 MHz,determining the position of the first synchronization raster based on aformula N×900 kHz+M×5 kHz, N=1:[2944], M=−1:1; in response to that thefirst frequency band is between 2400 and 24250 MHz, determining theposition of the first synchronization raster based on a formula 2400MHz+N×1.44 MHz, N=0:[15173]; and in response to that the first frequencyband is between 24250 and 100000 MHz, determining the position of thefirst synchronization raster based on a formula[24250.08]MHz+N×[17.28]MHz, N=0:[4383].
 7. A method for informationindication, comprising: transmitting, by a network device, asynchronization signal block (SSB) to a terminal device, wherein theterminal device acquires indication information according to frequencydomain position information of the SSB, the indication information isused to indicate an attribute of a carrier associated with the SSB, theattribute of the carrier comprises whether the carrier is used by alicensed carrier system or an unlicensed carrier system; and the carrierassociated with the SSB comprises a carrier which uses the SSB fortransmission and reception of a subsequent signal.
 8. The method ofclaim 7, wherein the transmitting, by the network device, the SSB to theterminal device comprises: transmitting, by the network device, an SSBto the terminal device in a position of a first synchronization raster,wherein the terminal device detects that the SSB is located in theposition of the first synchronization raster to determine that thecarrier associated with the SSB is used by the licensed carrier system;or transmitting, by the network device, an SSB to the terminal device ina position of a second synchronization raster, wherein the terminaldevice detects that the SSB is located in the position of the secondsynchronization raster to determine that the carrier associated with theSSB is used by the unlicensed carrier system.
 9. The method of claim 8,further comprising: determining, by the network device, the position ofthe first synchronization raster based on a first set of formulas; anddetermining, by the network device, the position of the secondsynchronization raster based on a second set of formulas; wherein theposition of the first synchronization raster determined by the first setof formulas and the position of the second synchronization rasterdetermined by the second set of formulas meet a relationship as follows:the first synchronization raster and the second synchronization rasterhave synchronization rasters at different positions within anoverlapping bandwidth of a first frequency band and a second frequencyband, the first frequency band is a licensed spectrum and the secondfrequency band is an unlicensed spectrum.
 10. The method of claim 9,wherein the determining, by the network device, the position of thesecond synchronization raster based on a second set of formulascomprises: in response to that the second frequency band is between 0and 2650 MHz, determining the position of the second synchronizationraster based on a formula N×900 kHz+M×5 kHz+O1, N=1:[2944], M=−1:1; inresponse to that the second frequency band is between 2400 and 24250MHz, determining the position of the second synchronization raster basedon a formula 2400 MHz+N×1.44 MHz+O2, N=0:[15173]; and in response tothat the second frequency band is between 24250 and 100000 MHz,determining the position of the second synchronization raster based on aformula [24250.08]MHz+N×[17.28]MHz+O3, N=0:[4383], wherein O1, O2, andO3 denote synchronization raster offsets.
 11. The method of claim 10,wherein the determining, by the network device, the position of thefirst synchronization raster based on a first set of formulas comprises:in response to that the first frequency band is between 0 and 2650 MHz,determining the position of the first synchronization raster based on aformula N×900 kHz+M×5 kHz, N=1:[2944], M=−1:1; in response to that thefirst frequency band is between 2400 and 24250 MHz, determining theposition of the first synchronization raster based on a formula 2400MHz+N×1.44 MHz, N=0:[15173]; and in response to that the first frequencyband is between 24250 and 100000 MHz, determining the position of thefirst synchronization raster based on a formula[24250.08]MHz+N×[17.28]MHz, N=0:[4383].
 12. A device for informationindication, comprising: a processor; a memory configured to store asoftware program and module executed by the processor; and atransmission device, wherein the transmission device is configured toreceive a synchronization signal block (SSB) transmitted by a networkdevice; and the processor is configured to execute the software programand module stored in the memory to acquire indication informationaccording to frequency domain position information of the SSB, whereinthe indication information is used to indicate an attribute of a carrierassociated with the SSB, the attribute of the carrier comprises whetherthe carrier is used by a licensed carrier system or an unlicensedcarrier system; and the carrier associated with the SSB comprises acarrier which uses the SSB for transmission and reception of asubsequent signal.
 13. The device of claim 12, wherein the processor isfurther configured to execute the software program and module stored inthe memory to acquire the indication information according to a positionof a synchronization raster where the detected SSB is located.
 14. Thedevice of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured toexecute the software program and module stored in the memory to:determine that the carrier associated with the SSB is used by thelicensed carrier system in response to detecting that the SSB is locatedat a position of a first synchronization raster; determine that thecarrier associated with the SSB is used by the unlicensed carrier systemin response to detecting that the SSB is located at a position of asecond synchronization raster.
 15. The device of claim 14, wherein theprocessor is further configured to execute the software program andmodule stored in the memory to: determine the position of the firstsynchronization raster based on a first set of formulas; determine theposition of the second synchronization raster based on a second set offormulas; wherein the position of the first synchronization rasterdetermined by the first set of formulas and the position of the secondsynchronization raster determined by the second set of formulas meet arelationship as follows: the first synchronization raster and the secondsynchronization raster have synchronization rasters at differentpositions within an overlapping bandwidth of a first frequency band anda second frequency band, the first frequency band is a licensed spectrumand the second frequency band is an unlicensed spectrum.
 16. The deviceof claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to execute thesoftware program and module stored in the memory to: in response to thatthe second frequency band is between 0 and 2650 MHz, determine theposition of the second synchronization raster based on a formula N×900kHz+M×5 kHz+O1, N=1:[2944], M=−1:1; in response to that the secondfrequency band is between 2400 and 24250 MHz, determine the position ofthe second synchronization raster based on a formula 2400 MHz+N×1.44MHz+O2, N=0:[15173]; and in response to that the second frequency bandis between 24250 and 100000 MHz, determine the position of the secondsynchronization raster based on a formula [24250.08]MHz+N×[17.28]MHz+O3,N=0:[4383], wherein O1, O2, and O3 denote synchronization rasteroffsets.
 17. The device of claim 16, wherein the processor is furtherconfigured to execute the software program and module stored in thememory to: in response to that the first frequency band is between 0 and2650 MHz, determine the position of the first synchronization rasterbased on a formula N×900 kHz+M×5 kHz, N=1:[2944], M=−1:1; in response tothat the first frequency band is between 2400 and 24250 MHz, determinethe position of the first synchronization raster based on a formula 2400MHz+N×1.44 MHz, N=0:[15173]; and in response to that the first frequencyband is between 24250 and 100000 MHz, determine the position of thefirst synchronization raster based on a formula[24250.08]MHz+N×[17.28]MHz, N=0:[4383].